The Caboose travel potty from Bonaco Products is my newest travel companion. My 20 month old son has recently entered the process of self-directed potty learning. Sometimes he goes once a day, sometimes it’s ten times, and we never know when or where it’s going to be. I love that he asks to go once in a while and I don’t want to be that mom that just says “Go in your diaper” when we’re out and about. It seems completely counter intuitive to me, but what do you do when you’re on the highway with nary a washroom in sight and a kid that’s too young to ‘get’ peeing in the ditch?

Well, you get the Caboose!

The Caboose is extremely easy to use and requires nothing other than itself and the diapers you have anyway. Invented by industrious American stay at home mom Suzy Smithson and produced right in her native USA (not China!), it consists of two hard plastic clam shells that fit together with any size and brand of disposable diaper tucked strategically under the rails.

The cleanup couldn’t be easier – just wipe, drop the wipe in the diaper, fold up the diaper and throw it away. I like to pre-load mine after cleaning so it’s all ready for the next time. So much better than some other models I’ve seen that use a transparent zip-lock bag which you then zip up and carry around until you find a garbage. Ew.

Another inspiring story of a mom with a vision who follows it through and makes the lives of other parents easier. I love it!

Win a Caboose for your cutie patootie! To enter the random draw, email theopinionatedparent@gmail.com with CABOOSE in the subject line by midnight MST on 12/31/07 and tell us the retail price when you order it from their website. Please include your full name and mailing address with your entry, and a blog link if applicable so we can link you up if you win. Entries without a mailing address are invalid. (Please note that these are deleted after the draws and are never sold or given to anyone.) Congratulations to Jaime R.!